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Roundup: what’s on tap for WWDC 2012 tomorrow

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated April 15, 2024

With iOS 6 being the main theme of tomorrow's keynote, Apple's chief executive Tim Cook, iOS boss Scott Forstall and marketing head honcho Phil Schiller (aka Mini-Me and Dr. No) will likely share stage time to announce the latest in Apple's mobile operating system powering the iPhone, iPad and iPod touch. Feeling excited yet?

We're also keeping our eyes peeled for the latest iPhone and Apple TV developments and are expecting shiny new commercials (hopefully they do better than latest celebrity adverts), plus the usual dose of Apple's trademark one-liners, superlatives and hyperbolas.

Here's what we're looking forward to, some of the stuff we've been keeping our fingers crossed for and what the rumor-mill predicted would go down tomorrow...

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10 must have jailbreak tweaks for the new iPad

Jeff Benjamin ∙ Updated February 25, 2013

So you finally got around to jailbreaking your new iPad, and you're wondering which apps and tweaks are the best? Don't worry, iDB has you covered. We've taken the time to test out some of the best tweaks available for the new iPad to ensure that they perform as expected on the latest 5.1.1 firmware.

While many of the items shown here work great on the iPhone, the list was compiled strictly with the new iPad in mind. For that reason, just because you see an item on the list doesn't necessarily mean it'll play 100% nice with an iPhone or iPod touch.

Take a look inside for the top 10 jailbreak tweaks for the new iPad...

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Apple settles Australian ‘4G’ iPad dispute for $2.25 million

Cody Lee ∙ June 8, 2012

Apple has taken a lot of heat over the use of the '4G' term in the name of its latest iPad. While the tablet is indeed LTE-capable here in the States, it isn't in most other places. And some folks found that misleading.

Perhaps its most public battle has been in Australia, where Apple has been getting sued by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over the moniker. But the headache appears to be almost over...

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Google’s 2012 revenue? Two percent will come from iOS

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated February 21, 2018

Look, we already know Apple's iOS platform made Google four times the revenue of Android by end of 2011, courtesy of huge traffic coming from iOS device owners using preloaded search and mapping services from Google.

And as Apple is said to reduce its dependency on the search giant with a rumored in-house mapping service, Google's bottom line is becoming increasingly tied to the successes of Apple's iPhone, iPod touch and iPad.

Google's mobile advertising revenue? That's nearly all Apple. Looking at the big picture, the search Goliath will get up to two percent of its total revenue for the calendar year 2012 from the iOS platform...

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Verizon expands LTE network across Florida and several other markets

Cody Lee ∙ June 7, 2012

Folks with Verizon-branded 4G iPads will be happy to hear that the carrier is flipping the LTE switch on in several new areas over the next few weeks. This includes both expansions, and brand new markets, in multiple states.

North Carolina and Florida residents look to be the biggest winners in this round of activations, as Verizon's 4G network will soon be available in Jacksonville, New Bern, Panama City and Palm Beach. Full list after the break...

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Here’s all-new Google Earth crashing on iPad during yesterday’s presser

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 7, 2012

Our friend and former iDB writer Alex Heath points us to a short clip highlighting Google's embarrassment at yesterday's hastily organized press conference to announce "the next dimension in Maps". Instead, as pointed out by MG Siegler, the search Goliath revealed anxiety over Apple Maps.

Be that as it may, the fact remains that Google put up a pretty boring show, rushing out a new version of Google Maps and looking foolish in the process...

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Remarkable music video mixing app vjay hits iPad

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 27, 2019

Something awesome just landed on your iPad, courtesy of Algoriddim, the maker of cool DJ-ing app dubbed djay. Their newest release is a music video mixing program for the iPad called vjay. Now, I've been to parties where high-tech DJs perform live mixes using just Algoriddim's djay app, but this one takes the concept of fun to the next level...

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Spending time with Kickstarter’s Touchtype iPad & keyboard case

Oliver Haslam ∙ June 6, 2012

Not too long ago we told you about a new Kickstarter project that caught our eye. Called the Touchtype, the project offered up a new type of iPad case that really piqued our interest.

More than just an iPad case, the Touchtype promised to offer a safe home for not just your tablet, but also an accompanying Apple wireless keyboard. If you've ever wanted to leave your hefty MacBook Pro at home when popping down to the coffee shop to do a little work, then the Touchtype aimed to make using your iPad for work a real possibility.

The thing is, and as we have all witnessed before, Kickstarter projects all look great when asking for money, but what about the finished article? We have been lucky enough to spend some time with a shipping version of the Touchtype, and we don't think you'll be disappointed...

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Sparrow confirms work on iPad app is underway

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated January 25, 2016

Sparrow for iPhone, in spite of its shortcomings, has become my default email client on the iPhone.

I can't recall the last time I launched Apple's Mail app as Sparrow for iPhone beats Apple's stock app offering in terms of user friendliness, sleekness, elegance, ease of use and Gmail accounts handling, among other things.

But Sparrow's lack of native iPad interface has been ticking me off as the vast majority of my email management happens on my iPad.

Well, the wait will soon be over as the Sparrow developer just teased a new page confirming that Sparrow for iPad is coming...

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LinkedIn privacy scare: 6.5M passwords leak, iOS app scraps meeting notes

Christian Zibreg ∙ June 6, 2012

Today's a bad, bad day for LinkedIn and a field day for privacy advocates around the world as someone has just managed to leak over 6.5 million hashed and encrypted LinkedIn passwords on a Russian hacker forum.

What are you waiting for, change your LinkedIn password now!

On top of that, the LinkedIn for iOS app, which was recently updated with iPad support, has an opt-in feature that lets you synchronize your iOS calendar to view upcoming events inside the app.

But similar to the unauthorized Path address book access, this feature sends your meeting notes to LinkedIn's servers without you ever knowing it...

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